Environmental impacts of urban growth and land use changes in tropical cities by Timothy O. Ogunbode, Victor O. Oyebamiji, David O. Sanni, Emmanuel O. Akinwale, Francis O. Akinluyi

“…The environmental implications include deforestation, reduced green spaces, increased surface runoff, and pollution, which affect air quality, water resources, and biodiversity. …”
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« Une femme en Côte d’Ivoire, une femme au Burkina Faso » by François Ruf

“…Within the family, strategies evolve through networks, across several economic spaces. Women’s contribution to labour on cocoa farms and adjacent fields of food crops is known and acknowledged. …”
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20 ans d’Observatoire photographique des paysages dans le Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord by Romy Baghdadi

“…They also wanted to reassess the process in the light of their regional development commitments, and namely commitment number 3 of being “a region which cares for its spaces and landscapes” (Parc 2014 Association). After having compiled a collection of more than 700 photographs taken from 200 different points of view, spanning a period of 20 years, and documenting changes in the landscape, the question was, what should the next step be ? …”
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Evaluating ecosystem multifunctionality in tree-based intercropping: a case study from southern Québec, Canada by David Rivest, Marc-Olivier Martin-Guay, Ève-Marie Hébert, Samuel Dulac, Alain Cogliastro, Audrey Maheu

“…This study investigates the multifunctionality of tree-based intercropping (TBI) systems, which integrate widely spaced rows of trees with agricultural crops and can be adapted to different climates. …”
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Cross-Linked Self-Standing Graphene Oxide Membranes: A Pathway to Scalable Applications in Separation Technologies by Juan A. G. Carrio, Vssl Prasad Talluri, Swamy T. Toolahalli, Sergio G. Echeverrigaray, Antonio H. Castro Neto

“…This method enabled precise control over membrane thickness and the formation of laminated microstructures with interlayer spacings ranging from 0.8 to 1.2 nm. The resulting self-standing membranes, with areas between 0.002 m² and 0.090 m² and thicknesses from 0.6 μm to 20 μm, exhibit excellent flexibility and retain their chemical and physical integrity during prolonged testing in direct contact with ethanol/water and methanol/water mixtures in both liquid and vapour phases, with stability demonstrated over 24 h and up to three months. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of <i>Lappula patula</i> Extracts on Germline Development and DNA Damage Responses in <i>C. elegans</i> by Qinghao Meng, Anna Hu, Weiyu Xiao, Robert P. Borris, Hyun-Min Kim

“…Germline defects were observed, including increased nuclear spacing at premeiotic and pachytene stages, altered number of bivalents during diakinesis. …”
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Advancing Orthodontic Aesthetics: Exploring the Potential of Injectable Composite Resin Techniques for Enhanced Smile Transformations by Davide Spadoni, Cristina Valeri, Vincenzo Quinzi, Ute Schneider Moser, Giuseppe Marzo

“…<b>Results:</b> The injectable technique is ideal for minimal diastemas, small interdental spaces, or retruded teeth. The cases presented, involving irregular tooth sizes and morphologies, demonstrate the suitability of the IMT in scenarios requiring an additive approach. …”
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Care, conflict, and coexistence: Human–wildlife relations in community forests by Madison Stevens, Shalini Rawat, Terre Satterfield

“…While the governance and livelihood dimensions of the VP are well documented, their engagement with wildlife is sparsely investigated, despite that community forests are important spaces of human–wildlife interaction in shared landscapes. …”
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Liras into Lyres: Talking Across Difference in the Works of Edith Nesbit by Melissa Jenkins

“…As I have detailed in other work on place in children’s literature, the concept of the ‘localized utopia’ acknowledges how a subgroup may imaginatively transform one place into another. Heterotopias are spaces that are legible to children and adults alike; they are similar to localized utopias in that they mark their inhabitants as resisting social norms for defining what places mean and represent. …”
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A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa by Tahira Shariff Mohamed, Todd Andrew Crane, Samuel Derbyshire, Guyo Roba

“…Whether and how to link humanitarian assistance and long-term development aid are questions that have underlain polarized debates in policy, practical, and theoretical spaces over recent years. This is due in large part to the diversity of actors, institutional mandates, funding sources, programmes (themselves always changing), and operational dynamics that exist between the two domains. …”
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What are the training and support needs for homelessness hostel staff supporting older residents with memory and cognitive problems? A qualitative study by Luna Zalc, Sophie N. Gaber, Penny Rapaport

“…Results We identified three main themes: (a) Emotional and psychoeducational support needs within hostel staff teams, including training on memory and cognitive problems, responsive behaviours, communication strategies, and reflective spaces for hostel staff to manage their emotional responses (b) Training and support needs to deliver a person-centred approach, including tools and support packages to enhance hostel residents’ independence, multidisciplinary meetings to evaluate hostel residents’ needs, and communication strategies tailored to hostel residents’ understanding and (c) Support to facilitate collaboration with external agencies, including training on professional language, capacity assessment, dementia case studies, improved communication skills to bring external services into hostels, and reflective practices to advocate for hostel residents with dual diagnoses. …”
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Thermal Environmental Impact of Urban Development Scenarios from a Low Carbon Perspective: A Case Study of Wuhan by Kai Lin, Qingming Zhan, Wei Xue, Yulong Shu, Yixiao Lu

“…In contrast, the Natural Growth (NG) scenario results in a degradation of the urban thermal environment, with a significant increase of over 4% in the urban heat island index during the morning and evening periods. (4) An overabundance of urban green spaces and water bodies could exacerbate the urban heat island effect during the early morning and at night. …”
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Contribution of Glycosaminoglycans to the Microstructural Integrity of Fibrillar and Fiber Crimps in Tendons and Ligaments by Marco Franchi, Viviana De Pasquale, Désirée Martini, Marilisa Quaranta, Maria Macciocca, Alessio Dionisi, Vittoria Ottani

“…GAGs spanning the interfibrillar spaces and interacting with fibrils through the interfibrillar proteoglycans also seem to play a part in transmitting and resisting tensile stresses. …”
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Areas for action to promote positive forms of masculinities in preventing violence against women: a concept mapping study in Spain by Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Carmen Vives-Cases

“…Conclusions There is a need for a comprehensive multisectoral response involving different spaces to strengthen the scale, impact and sustainability of the efforts around anti-VAW masculinities. …”
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APLIKASI METODE GEOLISTRIK DALAM PENDUGAAN KETEBALAN LAPISAN TANAH GAMBUT (STUDI KASUS: DAERAH DI SEKITAR JL. PERDANA, KOTA PONTIANAK) by Zulfian Zulfian

“…The configuration  used  in this method is the Wenner configuration with the smallest electrode spacing of 3 m. In estimating the peat soil layer, the resistivity geoelectrical survey trajectory is made of 2 tracks with a length of each  trajectory of 72 m and  a distance of 15 m. …”
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Inorganic polyphosphate and the stringent response coordinately control cell division and cell morphology in Escherichia coli by Christopher W. Hamm, Michael J. Gray

“…Disruption of either (p)ppGpp or polyP synthesis led to the formation of filamentous cells, but simultaneous disruption of both pathways resulted in cells with heterogenous cell morphologies, including highly branched cells, severely mislocalized Z-rings, and cells containing substantial void spaces. These mutants also failed to grow when nutrients were limited, even when amino acids were added. …”
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Appraisal of cowpea cropping systems and farmers’ perceptions of production constraints and preferences in the dry savannah areas of Nigeria by Saba Baba Mohammed, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Muhammad Lawan Umar, Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku, Pangirayi Bernard Tongoona, Vernon Gracen

“…Abstract Background Low plant density and wide intra-plant spacing in traditional cowpea cropping systems are among the factors responsible for low yield on farmers’ fields. …”
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Dynamic Stabilisation in the Treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease with Modic Changes by Olcay Eser, Cengiz Gomleksiz, Mehdi Sasani, Tunc Oktenoglu, Ahmet Levent Aydin, Yaprak Ataker, Tuncer Suzer, Ali Fahir Ozer

“…Lordosis of the lumbar spine, segmental lordosis, and ratio of the height of the intervertebral disc spaces (IVSs) were measured preoperatively and at 3, 12, and 24 months after surgery. …”
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Engineering Design of a Mechanical Decladder for Spent Nuclear Rod-Cuts by Young-Hwan Kim, Yung-Zun Cho, Young-Soon Lee, Jin-Mok Hur

“…In the basic test, the rod-cut was completely sectioned into three evenly spaced locations by the new mechanical decladder.…”
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Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

“…We argue that deeper considerations of accountability by academic researchers and embedded youth research assistants can further promote youth participation by enabling spaces where youth feel safe.…”
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